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The Inventory Stela (also known as Stela of Khufu's Daughter) is an ancient Egyptian commemorative tablet dating to the 26th Dynasty (c. 670 BC). It was found in Giza during the 19th century. The stela presents a list of 22 divine statues owned by a Temple of Isis, and goes on to claim that the temple existed since before the time of Khufu (c ...
Herodotus, a Greek who wrote about Egypt in the fifth century BCE, likened Isis to Demeter, whose mythical search for her daughter Persephone resembled Isis's search for Osiris. Demeter was one of the few Greek deities to be widely adopted by Egyptians in Ptolemaic times, so the similarity between her and Isis provided a link between the two ...
Sources as early as the Pyramid Texts, in the Fifth Dynasty indicate that Isis was connected with the region of Sebennytos, and she and her cult may have originated there. [4] However, major temples were not dedicated to her until the Thirtieth Dynasty, when her temples at Philae and at Behbeit El Hagar began construction. [6]
Isis and Osiris didn't appear until the Fifth Dynasty, and as far as I know the same is true of Nephthys. Most of the two goddesses' roles show no particular overlap with each other. The exception is the funerary sphere, where they were both invoked as protectors of the deceased, but Neith was rarely mentioned in the Pyramid Texts, suggesting ...
ISIS has become decentralized compared to a decade ago and some experts argue that ISIS is powerful today partly as a brand, inspiring both militant groups and individuals in attacks that the ...
Christopher Raia, deputy assistant director of the FBI's counterterrorism division, said Jabbar posted videos to Facebook in the hours before the attack, saying he joined ISIS before the summer.
“Prior to ISIS’ terrorist attack on January 3, 2024, in Kerman, Iran, the US government provided Iran with a private warning that there was a terrorist threat within Iranian borders,” the ...
Iset Ta-Hemdjert or Isis Ta-Hemdjert, simply called Isis in her tomb, was an ancient Egyptian queen of the Twentieth Dynasty; the Great Royal Wife of Ramesses III and the Royal Mother of Ramesses VI. [2] She was probably of Asian origin; her mother's name Hemdjert (or Habadjilat or Hebnerdjent) is not an Egyptian name but a Syrian one. [3]